Martin Lawrence

Experience

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  John Pelling and Partners

  Jul 1998 - Feb 2000

  Assistant Surveyor
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  Pinnacle PSG

  Feb 2000 - Mar 2004

  Technical Services Manager/Building Surveyor

  Building Surveyor - Working within a practice of Building Surveyors undertaking a wide range of works including:1 Party Wall Awards,2 Condition surveys to commercial and residential properties,3 Pre-purchase residential building surveys for RSL’s,4 DDA surveys to commercial properties,5 Feasibility surveys and resultant reports,6 Procurement and contract management of refurbishment schemes,7 Planning and Building Regulations applications and designs for,8 Experience of IFC98, TPC2001, PPC2000 and JCT minor works form of contracts.Technical Service Manager - Management of a team of twenty people, ranging from Estate Surveyors, to Call Centre Operatives and Finance Officers reporting to area Director.1 Asset management of 7500 local authority housing stock with budgets to £2.5 million,2 Management and integration of contractors and in-house personnel to Latham and Egan partnering principles and methods of working,3 Development and implementation of pilot partnering contracts,4 Development of unified Technical Service procedures to ensure ‘Best Value’ review achieved 2*.5 Preparation and presentation of works bids and cash flow reports, Show less

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  Cunningham Lindsey

  Apr 2004 - Jul 2005

  Contractor Manager

  Cunningham Lindsey UK – Subsidence Network Repair ManagerManaging a network of repairers for the South East and Anglia region. Responsibilities:1 Workflow planning for network contractors,2 Liaison between contractors and CLUK operation department,3 Performance measurement,4 Partnering development between the contractor and CLUK operations,5 Recording and resolution of policy holder complaints regarding subsidence,6 Managing the actioning of contractor debt,7 Process training,8 Selection and management of network contractors,9 Developing more efficient working practices for the network. Show less

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  CAE Ltd

  Jun 2005 - Sept 2006

  Surveying Manager

  Management of a growing practice consisting of Six surveyors plus admin, working within the insurance industry, subsidence and other perils, reporting directly to the Managing Director. Responsibilities include;1 Client relationship building and management and development of practise work portfolio,2 General day to day management of practice, management of practice personnel development and training,3 Asbestos surveys Type 1 and 2 (NIACS trained),4 Schedule preparation for contractors from engineers reports using NSR and other prescribed rates,5 Pricing and issuing of tender documents,6 Health and safety audits of construction sites. Show less

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  Crawford & Company

  Sept 2006 - Sept 2010

  Regional/Project/Technical Manager

  A construction Technical/Project manager dealing with all insurance perils:1 Undertake initial visits and assess damage, preparing initial reports and budget costing with recommendations,2 Preparing repair schedules and specifications,3 Ensuring all Planning, Building Regulations, Party Wall etc Act, CDM issues are instigated and all relevant legislation adhered too,4 Full contract administration from inception to completion of the project,5 Acting as a Technical reference point,6 Undertake expert / technical reports / defect diagnosis, Show less

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  Colwin Construction Ltd

  Sept 2010 - Jul 2012

  Operations and Development Manager
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  GAB Robins UK Ltd.

  Jul 2012 - Nov 2015

  Project Manager

  A construction Technical/Project manager dealing with all insurance perils:1 Undertake initial visits and assess damage, preparing initial reports and budget costing with recommendations,2 Preparing repair schedules and specifications,3 Ensuring all Planning, Building Regulations, Party Wall etc Act, CDM issues are instigated and all relevant legislation adhered too,4 Full contract administration from inception to completion of the project,5 Acting as a Technical reference point,6 Undertake expert / technical reports / defect diagnosis, Show less

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  Crawford & Company

  Nov 2015 - Sept 2016

  Building Surveyor
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  Stream Claim Services/Claims Consortium Group Ltd

  Sept 2016 - Aug 2020

  Regional Surveyor

  Project Management of high-net-worth clients throughout the South East, Anglia and London. Major projects with minimum value of £50k to £500k.

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  McLarens

  Sept 2020 - now

  Subsidence and Major Loss

  • Building Surveyor / Loss Adjuster Major Loss

    Dec 2024 - now

  • Building Surveyor / Loss Adjuster

    Sept 2020 - Dec 2024